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Recent Examples of spur-of-the-moment Some are great—like spur-of-the-moment trips to the beach and invites to a new friend’s backyard pool. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 July 2025 Astro was in the shelter for about two or three weeks before Nelson's spur-of-the-moment decision landed him in his forever home. Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025 The push and pull lends itself to some juicy dramatic tension, with Jacob even taking a punch to the face after a spur-of-the-moment kiss goes awry. Edward Segarra, USA Today, 1 July 2025 Wayne met Trump in Florida ahead of the 2020 election and said the picture was taken spur-of-the-moment during a meeting about criminal justice reforms and other initiatives for the Black community. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spur-of-the-moment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spur-of-the-moment
Adjective
  • Or, during a timeout, Lillard would approach Simons for another impromptu lesson.
    Jay King, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Confused, Thiel continues his impromptu TED Talk.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Deep shots, screens, improvised plays, even a flea-flicker touchdown to Luther Burden III.
    Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Two months later, the group launched more than two dozen attacks across northeastern Syria, relying on a combination of guerrilla tactics, including small arms fire, ambushes, assassinations, and improvised explosive devices targeting military checkpoints and government vehicles.
    Caroline Rose, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In each episode, a VIP is escorted down a red carpet by three comedic bodyguards, facing a series of physical and mental challenges designed to test their wit, courage and improvisational skills.
    Ed Meza, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
  • MacKinnon put the Avs on the board first with some improvisational magic.
    Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Spur-of-the-moment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spur-of-the-moment. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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